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religion still drives history. religion is also central to the emergence of america's public philosophy. at the risk of offending specialists by distortion through compression, what we offer a very brief placement of americans foundries. machiavelli begins modern political philosophy. this spot is a convenient demarcation. the ancients sought to enlarge the likelihood of the emergence of noble leaders. machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. he defined the political project as making the best of this flawed material. he knew that nothing would ever be made from the crooked timber of humanity. machiavelli was no democrat. he reoriented politics towards accommodations, strong and predictable forces rising from a great constant, human nature common to all people in all stations. for 44 years, machiavelli and luther were contemporaries. luther was no democrat. in theory, and least of all in temperament. when summoned, he proclaimed, here i stand. i cannot do otherwise. he asserted the privacy o
religion still drives history. religion is also central to the emergence of america's public philosophy. at the risk of offending specialists by distortion through compression, what we offer a very brief placement of americans foundries. machiavelli begins modern political philosophy. this spot is a convenient demarcation. the ancients sought to enlarge the likelihood of the emergence of noble leaders. machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. he defined the political...
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., religion. georgia state university, professor of religion, five years. boston university, professor of religion, eight years. chairman of the department of religion, one year and currently. newspapers and magazines, contributor to "new york times" magazine, journal," slate.com, salon.com. author, three books on religion include ""american jesus," how the son of god became a national icon." hobbies: painful, of the boston red sox, diehard fan, a passion which introduced him to, quote, grand theologal themes that would later preoccupy him including why a good god would allow such an evil team as the new york yankees to win so many world series, unquote. besides baseball, tennis. stephen richard prothero. >> stephen richard prothero, your father is also a physician, is that right? >> that's correct. >> did he see the motion picture by mel gibson? >> he did. >> what did he have to say about that? >> he found a real human being wouldn't survive 20 minutes into the movie because it's so violent, there's such brutality is brought on on jesus' body and not reali
., religion. georgia state university, professor of religion, five years. boston university, professor of religion, eight years. chairman of the department of religion, one year and currently. newspapers and magazines, contributor to "new york times" magazine, journal," slate.com, salon.com. author, three books on religion include ""american jesus," how the son of god became a national icon." hobbies: painful, of the boston red sox, diehard fan, a passion...
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jesus-loving religion. more of an emphasis on jesus, less of an emphasis on god, the father. the way that move in evangelicalism which was the dominant form of christianity in the 21st century is what a friend we have in jesus, hymns like that, seeing jesus as walking and talking with you, holding your hand. >> the sweet jesus. >> that's right. >> did the sweet jesus further degeneral rate into the efundamental national jesus meaning more womanly than man, the hair,he look? >>t deposition on your perspective whether that's a degeneration or improvement but he was fundamental niced during the course of the 19th century. >> you regard jesus as anything but a distortion? >> i don't really know what jesus was like. >> well, that produced a reaction to that and then we had the manly jesus, did we not? >> yes. >> was that in the company, the era of teddy roosevelt and his lament over the overcivilized men in the famous speech he gave? >> right in the strenuous life. in that period, 19th century turning into the 2
jesus-loving religion. more of an emphasis on jesus, less of an emphasis on god, the father. the way that move in evangelicalism which was the dominant form of christianity in the 21st century is what a friend we have in jesus, hymns like that, seeing jesus as walking and talking with you, holding your hand. >> the sweet jesus. >> that's right. >> did the sweet jesus further degeneral rate into the efundamental national jesus meaning more womanly than man, the hair,he look?...
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in exclusion of religion." -- morality can prevail in exclusion of religion." jefferson wrote those ringing words in the declaration about the creator who endowed us with rights. jefferson was a placid utilitarians i. he said, if it ends in a belief that there is no god, you will find virtue in the comforts and plus in this you feel in virtues exercised. and the lovers it will procure you. james madison, always commonsensical, explains away religion as an innate appetizer. the mind, he said, prefers the idea of a self existing cause to that of an infinite series of cause and effect. from the first -- when the first congress hired a chaplain, madison said it was -- even the founders considered it a civic duty, a public service, to be observant unbelievers. for example, two days after jefferson wrote his famous letter endorsing a wall of separation between church and state, he attended, as he and other government officials frequently did, church services in the house of representatives. services were also regular
in exclusion of religion." -- morality can prevail in exclusion of religion." jefferson wrote those ringing words in the declaration about the creator who endowed us with rights. jefferson was a placid utilitarians i. he said, if it ends in a belief that there is no god, you will find virtue in the comforts and plus in this you feel in virtues exercised. and the lovers it will procure you. james madison, always commonsensical, explains away religion as an innate appetizer. the mind,...
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caller: there is a religion and religion. some religions have been traditionally been more sympathetic to some political parties than others. the southern evangelicals have traditionally -- over 30 or 40 years, been more sympathetic to conservative candidates. but they were very strong for jimmy carter, too. and for bill clinton, because they were southerners and themselves were of the faith and persuasions. but there were some of factors going on this time and this election. the obama team at the national level but at such a job, such an excellent job turning out its vote. the republican team did not. if you look at the same voters and how they are voting at state level and local level, you will get a different picture. we have a republican congress, a pretty conservative republican congress. people were comfortable voting for those folks. we look at governors, we have 30 republican governors now. so, many of the same people split their vote. they went for barack obama on the national level and when four republicans on local
caller: there is a religion and religion. some religions have been traditionally been more sympathetic to some political parties than others. the southern evangelicals have traditionally -- over 30 or 40 years, been more sympathetic to conservative candidates. but they were very strong for jimmy carter, too. and for bill clinton, because they were southerners and themselves were of the faith and persuasions. but there were some of factors going on this time and this election. the obama team at...
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affinity amongst young adults and they would gather from different back grounds and graces and rewill i go religions and around music they would all come together. i felt it would be like a very good platform for fortune 500 companies to market their products. >> what greeting did you havewhen you tried to bridge that gap? greeting? well it was tough in the beginning, tom. you are basically trying to get a company of a large organization who was used to marketing a certain way to deal with a shipment. shipment -- shift. a cultural shift. my biggest allies was when these ceo's had teenagers in their household. the teenagers would be list ening to music or partaking in something that the parents didn't ugs and they ugs ugs understand and they would an affinity for. it was a lot of corporations that were suffering because they could not get the next generation to adapt and partake in their product offering. >> what is the opportunity outthere for a young he were con-- younger consumer for these not only consumer goods companies and financial services companies that cuts across all industries. what is t
affinity amongst young adults and they would gather from different back grounds and graces and rewill i go religions and around music they would all come together. i felt it would be like a very good platform for fortune 500 companies to market their products. >> what greeting did you havewhen you tried to bridge that gap? greeting? well it was tough in the beginning, tom. you are basically trying to get a company of a large organization who was used to marketing a certain way to deal...
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he did not in the end about some foreign religion. he adopted his own religion. that of his ancestors. similarly, we don't have to seek to have islamists convert to what is to them a foreign religion, but rather reframe the islam of their own ancestors, one than poisoned by the extremism we associate with office in and al qaeda. the problem for us is communism and christianity were very much a part of western culture, something we are very knowledgeable about and suitable to fight over. islam is different. it's hard for us and for our own government to be effected in the struggle within that religion. i just want to also note by the way, because charlie mentioned a novel, the middle of the journey. witness was one of the greatest autobiographic works. i guess would say darkness looms, perhaps one of the greatest or the greatest novel about. they have very political impact in part because they were great literary works, works of art. there are some islamic works about breaking with extremism. the islamists, radical. but i don't think, i mean i don't read arabic by
he did not in the end about some foreign religion. he adopted his own religion. that of his ancestors. similarly, we don't have to seek to have islamists convert to what is to them a foreign religion, but rather reframe the islam of their own ancestors, one than poisoned by the extremism we associate with office in and al qaeda. the problem for us is communism and christianity were very much a part of western culture, something we are very knowledgeable about and suitable to fight over. islam...
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religion. he received a bachelor of divinity degree from yale divinity school and a bachelor of laws degree from yale law school. he practiced law for some years and began his political career in 1968 when he was elected attorney general of missouri in his first place for public office. missouri voters elected him to the u.s. senate in 1976. they reelected him in 1982 and 1988, for a total of 18 years of service. the senator initiated major legislation in international trade, telecommunications, health care, research and development, transportation, and civil rights. he was later appointed special account told by janet reno -- special counsel by janet reno. he later represented the united states as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and served as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, st. louis, and washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i owe our speaker an apology. when you hear the apology, you a
religion. he received a bachelor of divinity degree from yale divinity school and a bachelor of laws degree from yale law school. he practiced law for some years and began his political career in 1968 when he was elected attorney general of missouri in his first place for public office. missouri voters elected him to the u.s. senate in 1976. they reelected him in 1982 and 1988, for a total of 18 years of service. the senator initiated major legislation in international trade,...
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freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise, and freedom is special and rare. it's fragile. it needs production. so we've got teach history based not on what is in fashion, but what is important. why the pilgrims who came here. who jimmy doolittle was and what the 30 seconds over tokyo met. on the 40th anniversary of d day i read a letter from a woman who wrote to her father who fought over d.day. she said we will always remember and never forget what the boys of normandy did. let's help her keep her word. i'm worning of an eradication of the american memory that could result ultimately in the erosion of the american spirit. let's start with basics. more attention to american history and greater emphasis on sitting ruche l. let me offer lesson one. all great change in america begins at the dinner table. tomorrow night in the kitchen i hope the talk begins and children, if your parents haven't been teaching you what it means to be an american, let them know and nail them on it. that would be a very american thing to do. [applause] i want to thank staff here at t
freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise, and freedom is special and rare. it's fragile. it needs production. so we've got teach history based not on what is in fashion, but what is important. why the pilgrims who came here. who jimmy doolittle was and what the 30 seconds over tokyo met. on the 40th anniversary of d day i read a letter from a woman who wrote to her father who fought over d.day. she said we will always remember and never forget what the boys of normandy did....
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we are talk about holy places of the three main religions. >> reporter: it's so politically charged. >> it is so politically charged. >> reporter: discovered by accident in the 19th century when an archaeologist was walking his dog. this massive network of caves and tunnels is known as solomon's quarries. >> he is the founding father of the free masons. >> reporter: the reminders of solomon, his temple and his destruction seem to seep from these walls. >> the name of this is the tears of the king. >> reporter: why is he crying? >> well, this was the end of the first temple period. >> reporter: tears for the destruction of the temple. it was under zedekiah's rule that jerusalem fell to the bab loan yans and the ark of the covenant went missing from history and the pages of the bible. >> the 10th century is the last time anybody really sees it according to biblical tradition. there are other stories that maybe somebody spirited the ark out of the city just ahead of the destruction. >> reporter: many believe these underground tunnels were used to secretly transport the ark out of jerusa
we are talk about holy places of the three main religions. >> reporter: it's so politically charged. >> it is so politically charged. >> reporter: discovered by accident in the 19th century when an archaeologist was walking his dog. this massive network of caves and tunnels is known as solomon's quarries. >> he is the founding father of the free masons. >> reporter: the reminders of solomon, his temple and his destruction seem to seep from these walls. >> the...
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those who say to critics who say the sharia centric constitution betrays the they were punishing your religion a chip and sidelines the rights of minorities in your country no this is not right at all you can revise the constitution. this is not really present and they have no proof of it and the same time the president declares that if any minority or majority needs to to modify things in this constitution this can be done the sort of parliament figures suggest only around hustle all egyptians in your country support the islamists how do you intend to gain greater backing. we are going to gain. this by by by time you see a lot of people are already entered by what is in the media and our media is against the islamic. parties but by time people would see how we deal with the problems and i think this willing to use our popularity in the coming. in the coming elections. with christmas bells ringing out in europe even them a lot of china's come to muffle the boom of austerity as biting cuts have been have even reached their inner sanctum of the catholic church the vatican benedict has held a sli
those who say to critics who say the sharia centric constitution betrays the they were punishing your religion a chip and sidelines the rights of minorities in your country no this is not right at all you can revise the constitution. this is not really present and they have no proof of it and the same time the president declares that if any minority or majority needs to to modify things in this constitution this can be done the sort of parliament figures suggest only around hustle all egyptians...
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largest religion in the world. he was the son of a king, a pampered prince who abandoned a life of pleasure to seek enlightenment. >> even buddha himself in order to get final enlightenment need hard work. >> gere: it was an arduous spiritual journey. >> he was eating one grain of rice per day. he was standing on one foot. he was sleeping on nails. >> gere: meditating
largest religion in the world. he was the son of a king, a pampered prince who abandoned a life of pleasure to seek enlightenment. >> even buddha himself in order to get final enlightenment need hard work. >> gere: it was an arduous spiritual journey. >> he was eating one grain of rice per day. he was standing on one foot. he was sleeping on nails. >> gere: meditating
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in the british religion. some kids were killed, brutally killed by some of the militants and the south, but there is absolutely no evidence he had a hand in it. dictators however like to sow fear. that is their main plan. if you do not only organized injustice to do it in the face does international protest, appeals, the dictator wants to ensure that i can do it and therefore i will do it. so that means the rest of you have to take care. if i could do to this when i can do it to the rest of you. it's a principle, the abysmal mindset. the book around situation i should mention has also been compounded by a similar attitude on the part of the task force. he's the kind of eventual attitude which is led to the killing of innocent people in the north and unfortunately, this is some big, which most nations undergo time and time again whenever they are confronted by a terrorist movement because there's no other word, no other way to describe. i don't consider them your religious body at all. and many muslims have ac
in the british religion. some kids were killed, brutally killed by some of the militants and the south, but there is absolutely no evidence he had a hand in it. dictators however like to sow fear. that is their main plan. if you do not only organized injustice to do it in the face does international protest, appeals, the dictator wants to ensure that i can do it and therefore i will do it. so that means the rest of you have to take care. if i could do to this when i can do it to the rest of...
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that brings me to politics beyond religion. on november 4 before the election, you posted on facebook, "why would anyone jobless today vote to maintain the status quo instead of change? unemployment is still higher than four years ago." what are your thoughts on president obama's re-election, i would say to you? were you saying to people if you are jobless today the president has failinged you and you should vote against him and vote for change in the presidency? >> well, what i was saying was the old recovery -- mantra, to do the same thing over and over and over and expect different change is called insanity. we spent $2 billion on an election that nothing changed. same congress, same senate same president. so should we expect change? i'm not that sure. >> therefore the re-election of president obama was a good thing or bad thing you think? >> well, i don't ever get into politics as you know, charlie. i've always said i'm not right wing or left wing, i'm for the whole bird. >> evidently, god wanted president obama, he had a p
that brings me to politics beyond religion. on november 4 before the election, you posted on facebook, "why would anyone jobless today vote to maintain the status quo instead of change? unemployment is still higher than four years ago." what are your thoughts on president obama's re-election, i would say to you? were you saying to people if you are jobless today the president has failinged you and you should vote against him and vote for change in the presidency? >> well, what i...
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their religion intended to be congregationalist, which was against the church of england prepare business was maritime. there were seafarers. the english were starting to think too many of them were seafarers' sands or any threat and had to be put in their place. so they have a lot to be unhappy about. >> what were the virginians unhappy about? >> tobacco for the most part. it was a big crop. they had to send it to britain. they cannot send it anywhere else. to a small extent they smuggled maybe one-tenth of it or less out of virginia and guided elsewhere. but essentially you had descended to britain. generally, you had to take back -- you cannot get your money. it sent you goods. they got a bad price. there were not able to get the markup that they could have gotten if they could sell it directly to france, holland or spain or wherever. they did not like the job they were sent back in the trade. they felt put upon. you cannot have a currency in the colonies. you basically have to cobble together from various sources. you had to get gold or silver from the spanish caribbean or somewhere e
their religion intended to be congregationalist, which was against the church of england prepare business was maritime. there were seafarers. the english were starting to think too many of them were seafarers' sands or any threat and had to be put in their place. so they have a lot to be unhappy about. >> what were the virginians unhappy about? >> tobacco for the most part. it was a big crop. they had to send it to britain. they cannot send it anywhere else. to a small extent they...
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. >> we respect all religions, but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well over 90% of greeks are orthodox christians. while many accept the moscow plan, many are opposed, resentful of mass migration here. >> greece fought hundreds of centuries of terrorism -- of tyranny by muslims. we totally oppose this. >> pride in their own faith is clear, but can they resist the respect of the other? this is a country where religion is intrinsic to national identity, where church and state are intimately linked. the questions
. >> we respect all religions, but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society...
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. >> we respect all religions, but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well over 90% of greeks are orthodox christians. while many accept the moscow plan, many are opposed, resentful of mass migration here. >> greece fought hundreds of centuries of terrorism -- of tyranny by muslims. we totally oppose this. >> pride in their own faith is clear, but can they resist the respect of the other? this is a country where religion is intrinsic to national identity, where church and state are intimately linked. the questions
. >> we respect all religions, but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832, the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society...
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it is that old time religion, the kind the redskins fervor from way back in the day. if you do not know what we're about, you better ask somebody. >> after tonight, we will save. it is like the old days. >> this is the team of the 1980's. they have the winning feeling the winning spirit. what is behind it? of their all fired up over this game with the cowboys. you have to give them credit, a brave cowboy fans venture out into the redskins' territory. >> i will keep loving them. theirskins fans tell us newfound faith comes courtesy their rookie quarterback. >> i have all my faith in rg3. or draw, we are win, lose, or-- draw, we are redskins fans for life. >> we are live at fedex field. >> in case you are interested in e game, we will have some highlights in a few moments. as the temperatures drop, we are more water main across our region. workers are preparing an eight- main that snapped in put -- falls church. about 150 customers do not have water service. it could be that way for the several hours. >> family and friends of the playera college football killed this wee
it is that old time religion, the kind the redskins fervor from way back in the day. if you do not know what we're about, you better ask somebody. >> after tonight, we will save. it is like the old days. >> this is the team of the 1980's. they have the winning feeling the winning spirit. what is behind it? of their all fired up over this game with the cowboys. you have to give them credit, a brave cowboy fans venture out into the redskins' territory. >> i will keep loving...
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religion still drives history. religion is also central to the emergence of america's public philosophy. at the risk of offending specialists by distortion through compression, what we offer a very brief placement of americans foundries. -- founders. machiavelli begins modern political philosophy. this spot is a convenient demarcation. the ancients sought to enlarge the likelihood of the emergence of noble leaders. machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. he defined the political project as making the best of this flawed material. he knew that nothing would ever be made from the crooked timber of humanity. machiavelli was no democrat. he reoriented politics towards accommodations, strong and predictable forces rising from a great constant, human nature common to all people in all stations. for 44 years, machiavelli and luther were contemporaries. luther was no democrat. in theory, and least of all in temperament. but he was a precursor. when summoned, he proclaimed, here i stand. i cannot do
religion still drives history. religion is also central to the emergence of america's public philosophy. at the risk of offending specialists by distortion through compression, what we offer a very brief placement of americans foundries. -- founders. machiavelli begins modern political philosophy. this spot is a convenient demarcation. the ancients sought to enlarge the likelihood of the emergence of noble leaders. machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. he defined the...
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. >> it defies a lot of the basic values, like freedom of expression, religion, so we are going to fight it, and one of our first platforms will be to abolish or of the very least amend the constitution. -- or at the very least abolished -- amend the constitution. >> they expect the crisis to end soon. >> it is not against the regime. that is very bad for the country -- country. we are losing almost 50 million american dollars a day, and the egyptian government is not strong enough. >> many egyptians are tired of the political upheaval. looking to bring civility. others are afraid the country could be moving towards an islamic state. egypt is deeply divided about its future. bbc news, cairo. >> the former president of south africa, nelson mandela, is said to be spending christmas in the hospital. he was admitted two weeks ago because of a lung infection, but while in the hospital, he was also treated for gallstones, and doctors say he is not quite ready to be allowed home. we resent this update from johannesburg. >> nelson mandela was admitted to the hospital, and now, it appears he will
. >> it defies a lot of the basic values, like freedom of expression, religion, so we are going to fight it, and one of our first platforms will be to abolish or of the very least amend the constitution. -- or at the very least abolished -- amend the constitution. >> they expect the crisis to end soon. >> it is not against the regime. that is very bad for the country -- country. we are losing almost 50 million american dollars a day, and the egyptian government is not strong...
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it's not a symbol of religion, nothing do with religion. >> this is secular building, and. >> the lord's prayer is obviously a religious expression, a christmas tree is nothing to do with-- >> everybody used to have to say it in elementary school and public schools, times change. >> you're making a comparison between the a religious prayer and a secular symbol, doesn't make any sense. >> this is a public building a public building, paying for people-- >> and the white house has a christmas tree, okay? so, what's the difference. the white house has a. >> you're wrong, they call it a white house tree. >> bill: no. it's a christmas tree. barack obama calls it a christmas tree. he's your guy. he calls it a christmas tree. >> well, then times are changing and here in this building, previous governors, not only me i just said continue what the previous governor did. you hike to make a lot of controversy. >> bill: governor, you're the guy making the controversies. i want to make what americans are happy. and you're imposing your authority and your will and making people unhappy in the season of
it's not a symbol of religion, nothing do with religion. >> this is secular building, and. >> the lord's prayer is obviously a religious expression, a christmas tree is nothing to do with-- >> everybody used to have to say it in elementary school and public schools, times change. >> you're making a comparison between the a religious prayer and a secular symbol, doesn't make any sense. >> this is a public building a public building, paying for people-- >> and...
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the government does that give those rights depended on your religion, economic class, a gender, or theoretically your sexual orientation. that is the way it is supposed to be. some libertarians already get that who have a special obligation to te
the government does that give those rights depended on your religion, economic class, a gender, or theoretically your sexual orientation. that is the way it is supposed to be. some libertarians already get that who have a special obligation to te
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days of the bush administration, the market went down over 700 points and all of a sudden they found religion and they passed something. there is no market today. so we don't have the injury or pain but tomorrow there will be and believe me, if there is no deal and it doesn't vote favorably in the house and the president doesn't sign the bill, watch the stock market. >> is this whatever happens do you get the sense, this is going to be a short-term solution until we get to this february debt ceiling? >> oh, absolutely. the debt ceiling is going to make this look like kindergarten. >> fox 5 political analyst. >> another big story we are following don't same sex marriage in maryland it's now officially legal for couples to wed. and what a way to start the new year. john was there to witness history being made. >> reporter: the proprietors of the black wall point in who rent their facilities for weddings allowed same sex couples to come and marry for free to celebrate the decision by maryland to legalize such unions. michelle miller and nora exchanged vows which seemed pretty traditional. >> i p
days of the bush administration, the market went down over 700 points and all of a sudden they found religion and they passed something. there is no market today. so we don't have the injury or pain but tomorrow there will be and believe me, if there is no deal and it doesn't vote favorably in the house and the president doesn't sign the bill, watch the stock market. >> is this whatever happens do you get the sense, this is going to be a short-term solution until we get to this february...
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. >> we respect all religions but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832 the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about the construction of a mosque. we must overcome these fears. it is the commitment of the greek state about the construction and commitment. >> there is still resistance. well over 90% of greeks are orthodox christians. while many accept the moscow plan, many are opposed resentful of mass migration here. >> greece fought hundreds of centuries of terrorism -- of tyranny by muslims. we totally oppose this. >> pride in their own faith is clear, but can they resist the respect of the other? this is a country where religion is intrinsic to national identity, where church and state are intimately linked. the questions fo
. >> we respect all religions but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens since christian greece gained independence in 1832 the omi e.u. capital without. but could that change? this was the site chosen for the first mosque. but previous promises have come to nothing in there is a financial crisis. >> there was a fear in the greek society about...
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freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise, and freedom is special and rare. it's fragile. it needs production. so we've got to teach history based not on what -- but what's important. why the pilgrims came here, what those 30 seconds over tokyo meant. four years ago on the 40th anniversary of d-day, i read a letter from a young woman writing to her late father who had fought on omaha beach. her name was lisa, and she said we will always remember, we will never forget what the boys of normandy did. well, let's help her keep her word. if we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. i'm warning of an eradication of the american memory that could result ultimately in an erosion of the american spirit. .. [applause] >> i want to thank the staff here at the library, because i called this afternoon, and i said, you know, i've been thinking about how to introduce this talk, and it occurred to me it's pretty stupid for me to quote reagan, and i could get reagan to quote reagan, and i think you will all agree there's a power to what he did and how he did it. i also
freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise, and freedom is special and rare. it's fragile. it needs production. so we've got to teach history based not on what -- but what's important. why the pilgrims came here, what those 30 seconds over tokyo meant. four years ago on the 40th anniversary of d-day, i read a letter from a young woman writing to her late father who had fought on omaha beach. her name was lisa, and she said we will always remember, we will never forget what...
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navidad es diferente , el mejor remedio , es mantenerse ocupado la gente puede estar involucrados en religion o comunidad , compartir tiempo con sus amistades , puedne una de las mejores cosas es hacer ejercicio , informe gladys nos vamos a una pausa , y al regreso miles de personas están listas para swer àrte de celebracion de año nuevo , ya volvemos no se vaya . >>> (♪ ♪) . >>> un año cargado de emociones deportivas , ganaron los giants oro olimpico para mexico y otro buen año para lionel messi . >>> que tal william . >>> amigos bienvenidos esto es acción deportiva , ha llegado el momento de bajar el telon el deporte mundial nos ha dejado algo de que hablar las consideradas las 10 mejores del año -el adiòs de las canchas de david beckham , ayudo al galaxy ganar el título . >>> en la nfl los giants de new york , levantan el trofeo de campeones en el súper tazon , xolos de tijuana con 5 años de existencia , lograron y acábaron con toluca para llevarse su primer título del fútbol mexicano , en la nba el hea de miami , lograba el título con lebron james que por fin pudo levan
navidad es diferente , el mejor remedio , es mantenerse ocupado la gente puede estar involucrados en religion o comunidad , compartir tiempo con sus amistades , puedne una de las mejores cosas es hacer ejercicio , informe gladys nos vamos a una pausa , y al regreso miles de personas están listas para swer àrte de celebracion de año nuevo , ya volvemos no se vaya . >>> (♪ ♪) . >>> un año cargado de emociones deportivas , ganaron los giants oro olimpico para mexico y...
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a religion and that we have freedom of expression in speech as well. those freedoms are central to our constitution. >> laura: i agree and don't religious people who own o companies also religious rights? turns out as many feared the president's religious exemption to the contraception mandate is so narrow as to be meaningless. unless you you employ and serve only those of your same religious faith you don't receive an exemption. so under that standard, jesus himself would not qualify. the little sisters of the poor a saintly order of nuns who give beautiful care and housing to our nation's indigent seniors have already warnd that due to the obama care mandate they may have is to shutter their homes all across the united states which would be he a tragedy. this is uncon objectionable and unconstitutional. the president can and must step in to stop this madness and that is the memo. we'll have more on this story later not the program. now, the top story tonight, we are just days away going over the fiscal cliff. and the chance of a deal before the new y
a religion and that we have freedom of expression in speech as well. those freedoms are central to our constitution. >> laura: i agree and don't religious people who own o companies also religious rights? turns out as many feared the president's religious exemption to the contraception mandate is so narrow as to be meaningless. unless you you employ and serve only those of your same religious faith you don't receive an exemption. so under that standard, jesus himself would not qualify....
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you also mentioned the benefits of religion. this interesting paradox where if everybody held the position you do, we would lose the benefits of religion. how do you reconcile that? >> you are right. it is an empirical question. not a question of logic. it is an empirical question. society can be prosperous and virtuous and freed without religious sustenance. the biggest laboratory for that is post-christian europe. it is not promising. it is a fair question. the logic of my argument is there are a lot more people like me, we would be in big trouble. i think that may be true. >> thank you. >> what are your views on the present state and the future state of the american nuclear family? >> without any doubt, america's biggest problem is not the debt. the fiscal cliff and other metaphorical geology. the biggest problem in america is family disintegration. family is the primary transmitter of social capital. [applause] 1964, lyndon johnson's labor department, produced a report. there is a crisis in the negro family today because 24%
you also mentioned the benefits of religion. this interesting paradox where if everybody held the position you do, we would lose the benefits of religion. how do you reconcile that? >> you are right. it is an empirical question. not a question of logic. it is an empirical question. society can be prosperous and virtuous and freed without religious sustenance. the biggest laboratory for that is post-christian europe. it is not promising. it is a fair question. the logic of my argument is...
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. >> is it associated with religion, another school? >> is deliberately secular nonsectarian. >> what does it cost to go their four-year? >> i have no idea. >> what would it cost and reverend bliss this day. >> i don't thought that either come over 10 and open a store not offspring and delete, but to people of all ethnicities, classes and that's its appeal, it's mary. >> how is it viewed in the middle east and how is it the reverend bliss opened it? >> all-star with the chronologically earlier one first. there's a lot of suspicion when the school opened in the 1860s. this is run by christian missionaries, americans who didn't have very deep roots in the region, but rather quickly it became apparent to middle easterners who are not just orthodox christians, but this is the best place to get the possible education and within a generation may 1900 have become what it remains to this day, which is the harvard of the middle east. what is magnificent is that it is on collusive this institution founded by americans that exist to serve the inte
. >> is it associated with religion, another school? >> is deliberately secular nonsectarian. >> what does it cost to go their four-year? >> i have no idea. >> what would it cost and reverend bliss this day. >> i don't thought that either come over 10 and open a store not offspring and delete, but to people of all ethnicities, classes and that's its appeal, it's mary. >> how is it viewed in the middle east and how is it the reverend bliss opened it?...
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divided along lines of religion. and so we have this enormous tragic history that all this confront, whatever our backgrounds are, whether we are white or black or hispanic or asian or muslim or jewish or christian. the notion that in fact, in the words of a great writer who happened to win a nobel prize, william faulkner said that the task is never dead and buried that isn't passed. i think all of us are constantly confronting our history. the history in this country, and the problems that arose in colonialism. we are confronting those scars of violence and oppression and struggle and difficulty and hope. not only on the larger canvas of history, but within our own families. for me, it was not entirely obvious how, in fact, i was going to be able to integrate them put together. all of those different strands in my life. so part of my challenge growing up was to figure out how i function as someone who is black, but also has white blood in me. how i function as somebody who is american and takes pride and understands
divided along lines of religion. and so we have this enormous tragic history that all this confront, whatever our backgrounds are, whether we are white or black or hispanic or asian or muslim or jewish or christian. the notion that in fact, in the words of a great writer who happened to win a nobel prize, william faulkner said that the task is never dead and buried that isn't passed. i think all of us are constantly confronting our history. the history in this country, and the problems that...
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religion is central to the american party because religion is not central to american politics. religion plays a large role in nurturing of the virtue because of the modernity of america. our nation assigns the politics, encouraging the flourishing of the infrastructure of the institution that have the primary responsibility for nurturing the sociology of virtue. these institutions with their primary responsibility are of the private sector of life. they are not political institutions. some of our founders, notably benjamin franklin, subscribe to the 18th century, a creator that wound up the universe like a clock and did not intervene in the human story. deism explains the existence of the nature of universe, but so does the big bang theory. religion is supposed to consult and conjoin, as well as explain. deism hardly counts as a religion. george washington would not kneel to pray. when his pastor rebuked him for setting a bad example, washington mended his ways. he stayed away from church on communion sundays. he of knowledge christianity's benign influence on society. no minis
religion is central to the american party because religion is not central to american politics. religion plays a large role in nurturing of the virtue because of the modernity of america. our nation assigns the politics, encouraging the flourishing of the infrastructure of the institution that have the primary responsibility for nurturing the sociology of virtue. these institutions with their primary responsibility are of the private sector of life. they are not political institutions. some of...
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it reads that the group targets gays, the military and other religions. >>> things don't look good for a new york city while found on a beach. it's the second largest species of whale is alive and appears to be injured. police have been playing water on -- spraying water on it so it can breathe. they don't expect it to survive much longer. they may have to euthanize it in what would be called a humane death. this is the second largest species of whale on the new york city beach. >>> here's a story about paying it forward twice. an iowa woman won $30,000 last year in the lottery a week before christmas. michelle bristol spent a gad chunk of the money helping other people. she helped pay off several layaway accounts and paid for gifts for three families in need. well, her good deeds touched a dental care company. they decided to give bristol a beautiful smile at no charge. >> she gave away so much money and you just don't see that very often. it's very inspiring and it really made all of us want to do whatever we could to give her something very special and kind of pay it for ward. >> he
it reads that the group targets gays, the military and other religions. >>> things don't look good for a new york city while found on a beach. it's the second largest species of whale is alive and appears to be injured. police have been playing water on -- spraying water on it so it can breathe. they don't expect it to survive much longer. they may have to euthanize it in what would be called a humane death. this is the second largest species of whale on the new york city beach....
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it is that you should extend discrimination law, or you should protect the free exercise of religion to the greatest extent possible? we would get these cases and resolve them in terms of a particular liberal or conservative political agenda. there are ways of characterizing us that make more sense in terms of what we do. some of my colleagues prefer to adhere strictly to that text of the statute. others of my colleagues look more expensively to what we call the legislative history of the background of the statute, or a purpose, and it makes sense to refer to them in those terms. some of those think it is important what the framers of the constitution were thinking about at the founding when they drafted it. others on the court take a more flexible view and think that the interpretation of the constitution should be informed by evolutionary developments. those sorts of things make sense. it is easier, i think, for court reporters to say that justice is liberal and that justice is conservative, and i do not think it is helpful in looking at what we do. >> let me switch to a question a
it is that you should extend discrimination law, or you should protect the free exercise of religion to the greatest extent possible? we would get these cases and resolve them in terms of a particular liberal or conservative political agenda. there are ways of characterizing us that make more sense in terms of what we do. some of my colleagues prefer to adhere strictly to that text of the statute. others of my colleagues look more expensively to what we call the legislative history of the...
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the tale of a routine execution that gave birth to a new religion. yet from that unlikely beginning a great faith was born. and today some 2 billion people believe jesus was the son of god. but even as billions of people pledge themselves to follow jesus' teachings, we have known almost nothing about jesus, the man. no other great religious figure, from moses to the buddha to the prophet muhammad, is so shrouded in mystery. >> it's very difficult to classify jesus within a single category, whether he was a sage or a healer or a teacher or a charismatic figure. and i suspect the most accurate response to the question, "who was jesus at the time?" would be a mixture of all of these different identifications. >> the startling discovery of what some claim to be the burial box of jesus' brother james reopened the biggest detective story of all time -- the mystery of jesus, the man. the plain limestone container, called an ossuary, is inscribed with a tantalizing clue in aramaic, the language jesus spoke. "james, son of joseph, brother of jesus." the publi
the tale of a routine execution that gave birth to a new religion. yet from that unlikely beginning a great faith was born. and today some 2 billion people believe jesus was the son of god. but even as billions of people pledge themselves to follow jesus' teachings, we have known almost nothing about jesus, the man. no other great religious figure, from moses to the buddha to the prophet muhammad, is so shrouded in mystery. >> it's very difficult to classify jesus within a single...
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younger again vacation not into organized religion. their parents and grandparents were, they're finding other ways to get fed spiritually n our culture i think there is a suspicion of institutions beginning with governments and education and filtering into religion as well, thirdly boy say is this, maybe institutional religion is not serving spiritual needs of people like it needs to. people are looking else wrchl we have to accept responsibility for that. that is our fault. if they're getting bad preaching they're not being inspired. guess what? they're not going to go forward. >> great point. i heard a great homily on christmas eve. i loved every minute of going to mass. great to hear a good homily. >>. >> it's a challenge for churches to rise to the level of giving people what they need spiritually. we're not just sexual and rational beings we're spiritual beings. it's hard wired into who we are. whether it's the author great piece from "new york times" she fell away from her faith and finds her way back into a church and wanted to
younger again vacation not into organized religion. their parents and grandparents were, they're finding other ways to get fed spiritually n our culture i think there is a suspicion of institutions beginning with governments and education and filtering into religion as well, thirdly boy say is this, maybe institutional religion is not serving spiritual needs of people like it needs to. people are looking else wrchl we have to accept responsibility for that. that is our fault. if they're getting...
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ago we also launched an interfaith speakers bureau where we take out representatives of the 5 major religions and do the same thing and we model in front of high school and middle school students how the faiths can sit down like we are sitting here today and have conversations about our commonalities but about our differences as well. many of the comments we get from students is, wow, you guys can sit up there and talk because most of the pictures our students see are the ones that have been playing across our screens the last 2 or 3 days. we hope by challenging that we can prevent bullying and harassment we've been seeing here today. >> thank you, amina stacy is manager of communications for the los angeles giants. >> if you think about what our mission is, you probably think our mission is to win the world series every year, which hopefully this year we're on the right track, but actually our mission statement, we just went through an exercise but our mission statement has always been to enrich the community through innovation. and it's very, i am very proud of the fact that the giants have
ago we also launched an interfaith speakers bureau where we take out representatives of the 5 major religions and do the same thing and we model in front of high school and middle school students how the faiths can sit down like we are sitting here today and have conversations about our commonalities but about our differences as well. many of the comments we get from students is, wow, you guys can sit up there and talk because most of the pictures our students see are the ones that have been...
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so, the challenge here is there have been so many attacks on religion, especially the christian religion in the military, just a couple of weeks ago we did a story about a base in afghanistan where they were ordered to take down a nativity scene because it might offend people. >> dave: and the attacks even having on the football field and the attacks-- >> you have to wonder what's going on here. a group of high school cheerleaders in texas of all places, well within the bible belt, put up a banner that had a christian slogan, a christian bible verse. an organization out of which is wisconsin they got wind of it and they threatened to sue unless they took down the bible verses, you state of text it is got involved. and you don't want to mess with god or guns in texas, but they keep the bible verses, to show you how violent the attacks on the christian faith, in new jersey, a student asked a teacher about the bible verse and the teacher showed where the bible verse was, happened to be a member of the gideons and give students bibles in schools. this teacher is now facing suspension of 90 d
so, the challenge here is there have been so many attacks on religion, especially the christian religion in the military, just a couple of weeks ago we did a story about a base in afghanistan where they were ordered to take down a nativity scene because it might offend people. >> dave: and the attacks even having on the football field and the attacks-- >> you have to wonder what's going on here. a group of high school cheerleaders in texas of all places, well within the bible belt,...
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life in the city behind and living close to nature is, for some, as important as people's hunger for religion and spirituality. out there, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, you feel close to nature. you have time and no clocks. you feel you have become part of the natural cycle. today, there are still hermits who choose to live in solitude. one man in northeastern poland moved to the forests where he created his own world. >> 20 years ago, christoph, now 60, decided to live in nature. in a 600 square kilometer national park on the belarussian border. >> nothing happens here. life is quieter and more stable than in the city. it is life for the sake of life. i love living here. i hope i will make it to 100. i try to get a little closer to nature every day. eventually nature will swallow me up, and i will merge with it, and i will be here forever. >> the former used bookstore manager from warsaw is now a hermit, an eccentric, a human who loves nature above all else. he and his 22 dogs have taken up residence in an old cat and on the edge of the forest. his nearest neighbors are se
life in the city behind and living close to nature is, for some, as important as people's hunger for religion and spirituality. out there, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, you feel close to nature. you have time and no clocks. you feel you have become part of the natural cycle. today, there are still hermits who choose to live in solitude. one man in northeastern poland moved to the forests where he created his own world. >> 20 years ago, christoph, now 60, decided to live...
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art, culture, religion, science, philosophy, sports. whether the empire got it right last week, whether or not the nature of dark matter is going to be first discovered by michael businesses rather than astrophysicists. this is all part of speech and thought that is protected by the first amendment. can't think of it just in political terms. then there's a third dimension, that speech is what allows you to define your persona and your personality. your speech, your thoughts, your belief, are who you are. and this is an essential human right. now, the supreme court in its first amendment case has protected speech. that is habeas -- habeas. we only get those cases. [laughter] >> we had a case recently protecting speech, video where there was described to me, i never look at these things, women in spiked heels killing little animals. we protected that. it was protected speech. we protected speech on the day of a funeral of a servicemen killed in the middle east. there were protesters and using derogatory words about gays, saying that the m
art, culture, religion, science, philosophy, sports. whether the empire got it right last week, whether or not the nature of dark matter is going to be first discovered by michael businesses rather than astrophysicists. this is all part of speech and thought that is protected by the first amendment. can't think of it just in political terms. then there's a third dimension, that speech is what allows you to define your persona and your personality. your speech, your thoughts, your belief, are...
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the rise of christianity and the other religions the book is crucial. i want to start really by saying everybody is terrified at the moment the special in the publishing world which i too escaped from actually in books. how can we encourage people to read the book and does it matter whether they read the book digitally or on line are not? does it matter? >> you mentioned the container. >> you mentioned the container. i stole. >> thank you. we are finding in this is speaking from the public library perspective, that we are actually attracting more people with the poll of the digital container. in fact we just received a grant to expand the publishing industry is going through all of its challenges, a grant to provide more e-book titles and also to actually loan the readers, generic e-readers to the public so that they can download and then walk out of the library with this reader. >> you can rented -- >> they can download the readers and do that and they can also have the other books so we are finding that actually it's encouraging the active reading. >>
the rise of christianity and the other religions the book is crucial. i want to start really by saying everybody is terrified at the moment the special in the publishing world which i too escaped from actually in books. how can we encourage people to read the book and does it matter whether they read the book digitally or on line are not? does it matter? >> you mentioned the container. >> you mentioned the container. i stole. >> thank you. we are finding in this is speaking...
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there was a religion that the family was associated with, was dangerous and percent kate-- purse cuted. there was not a future for him. they figured out to have not only a future but how to express this extraordinary thing he had inside him that is the remarkable story. >> rose: what de teach you about love. >> he teaches that you can write brilliantly about love without ever fully having it. >> what does that say? >> it says that he longed for something deeply, that he never fully acquired and never fully achieved in his life. >> rose: exception in his imagination. >> in his imagination and perhaps at certain delirious moments but never as far as we can tell, this is someone without has written the greatest body of love poetry in our language but go paragraph about relationships that cannot be sustained. >> okay, but dow just enjoy it and recognize it for its brilliance or do you say it is something that i assimilated and made me understand about? >> we are -- >> more than relationships. >> it starts with pleasure. and maybe it ends with pleasure so that the pleasure is actually cruci
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. ♪ >> a pilgrim from a religion other than christianity could be forgiven for thinking that christians worship a goddess and that her name is the blessed virgin mary. >> let us pray that we will join mary, the mother of the lord, in the glory of heaven. >> but just how did this lavish coronation happen to a peasant woman from rural galilee? >> according to luke, who wrote the book of acts, mary is present in the worshipping community in jerusalem following the death of jesus. and that's the last time we hear reference to her in all of the acts of the apostles. >> i like to think of her as the sort of center of such a community. they want to worship her, she says, "no, i am one of you, we are all equals." >> but as christianity started spreading, christian leaders recognized mary's appeal for potential converts among the pagans. >> if you go back and you read the prayers to the goddesses and shrines to the goddesses and the rituals of the goddesses, they were beautiful and they had to deal with healing and salvation and with comfort in all kinds of ways. and so what the bishops did, and
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mubarak or another system wrapping itself around religion or religious freedom. there's a lot of serious apprehension about this document. how to get -- saying let us start to go about amending that charter which is -- can just give you indication of how -- here is cons take city talks adopted today inviting opposition to start identifying areas where we can agree how to amend that constitution. >> ifill: the opposition has lost every battle that it has had against the president since he took over last june, are you two fractured, do you owe pose him? >> we have been fractured in the past. don't forget that after the uprising, after the revolution, the brotherhood has been underground for 780 years, it has been reaching out to the grass roots providing social services. they have excellent connection with average joe, if you like. opposition has been six months old. has been established in the last few months has been fractured. right now i think only in last month we had been getting together, establishing a united front. i think we're moving -- gaining ground ri
mubarak or another system wrapping itself around religion or religious freedom. there's a lot of serious apprehension about this document. how to get -- saying let us start to go about amending that charter which is -- can just give you indication of how -- here is cons take city talks adopted today inviting opposition to start identifying areas where we can agree how to amend that constitution. >> ifill: the opposition has lost every battle that it has had against the president since he...